ご家族でのご旅行で来星されているお友達とお茶をご一緒しました。午後の１時間だけご主人にお子さんをみていただけるということで、滞在先に近いマリーナベイサンズのアンジェリーナで待ち合わせ。日曜日なのでいっぱいかもと思っていましたが、案外お席がありました。

A friend of mine is here with her husband and children for a short holiday but I was able to spend an hour with her while her husband was looking after their children. We met at Angelina in Marina Bay Sands, where they are staying. As it’s a Sunday I was a little worried the cafe might be full but there were a few tables available when I got there.

せっかくなので有名なモンブランをいただきましたが、大きくて生クリームたっぷり。お腹いっぱいになり、食べきれず。

The Mont Blanc is their speciality so we had that with tea/coffee. There was a lot of whipped cream inside – a little too much for me – and it filled me up so I wasn’t able to finish it.

香港で知り合ったお若いお友達、香港で仲良くしていただき、KLにお住まいだったときには遊びに来てくださり、ホーチミンで落ち合ってお料理教室を数日ご一緒したこともありましたし、うちで一緒にカードを作ったりお料理をしたりたくさんの思い出があります。今では２人のお子さんのママ。前回東京に行ったときはお目にかかれなかったので、今回少しでもお目にかかれて嬉しかったです！お子さんが小さいのでイギリスに来ていただくこともしばらくは難しそうですが、遠くないうちにまたどこかでお目にかかれるといいな〜。

We first met in Hong Kong and used to get together often there with other friends. After she moved to KL and I started living in Singapore she came to stay with me a couple of times. I joined her to take some cooking classes in Ho Chi Min for a few days many years ago, too. We have shared a lot of time together, making cards, cooking etc. When I was in Tokyo last time I wasn’t able to see her, so I’m very happy that I was able to get together with her here. As she has a little baby now it’s probably not likely for her and her family to visit me in England, at least not for the next few years, but I hope I’ll have a chance to see her soon somewhere.